Making My Mark

In 2013, I wrote a post about my favorite sewing marker and I remember seeing all the beautiful versions that looked like porn sewing markers. At the time, I used a variety of commercially available plastic sewing markers. I never liked these sewing markers because I found them very ugly, but I prefer their fragility. They look like little clips but they break easily so I avoid closing and opening them and I've often noticed that nothing throws up more than a light touch of my hand when I hold the needle with the marker. A: I never lost my sewing markers, but they broke off one by one until I got to the last eight or nine, which was about two dozen at first. Then it's time to think about choosing a new one, I can't say I'm sorry there's a reason to replace the old collection. Finally, I'll get some good sewing markers.

When I read this old post from KNDD to figure out which sewing marker to buy, my research reminded me that I could make my own sewing marker. I embroider with beads , I already have the tools and artifacts, I just found the right beads.





For this project, I looked for medium-sized flat beads that didn't stick or stick to the thread I was using. I've tried to keep costs to a minimum - it's totally possible to make this simple project for very little money if you have basic edge tools on hand. I also know that I want to embroider markers in different colors that I can color code to represent different things (e.g., clear markers to start a series or a coordinated set of "top-down" designer sweaters). .

While I was shopping for beads for my nephew's 10th birthday necklace and earring collection in January, I received the orange Czech bead string you see above as my "free string", buy one bead, get another one for free. Michael. I found two red beads, the two colored beads you see above, in my bead box, are the only ones left. The ivory thread in the picture is a necklace I bought for $2 from Value Village using the $2 discount coupon I received from them when I filled out the online application. I was excited to collect the beads for this project for free... when I actually tried making some sewing markers, I found the ivory bead holes were too big for this project. Hiss. I packed these ivory beads and put them in my bead box for later. I then purchased a necklace from a commercial store for $2.25 and this time checked the holes before buying the necklace to make sure the beads were comfortable.





To make your own sewing marker, you'll need toothpaste, lever earrings, some basic beading tools like wire cutters, pliers, pliers or pliers (not shown). Place the bead on the head of the pin, attach the earring to the lever, then wrap the top of the pin around the embroidery pliers to form a small loop. Cut off the excess length of the cap with wire cutters, cover the frame you made with pliers or … corrugated butt.





This is a finished sewing marker. Since twenty is a lot of sewing markers to me (I rarely work on one shirt at a time), they won't let me down, I'm not a loser, they should give me enough time. time. If they look like earrings to you, it's because they really do require a bit more effort to make the earrings than these embroidery markers, which I like to clean, so I'll be working as little as possible. revolve around him.

I've been holding two orange Czech beads, thinking they might turn into earrings at some point... so I might be tempted to grab my two sewing markers for a special occasion involving an orange dress.